Classic Recipe for the Cake 'Count's Ruins'

Baking and Desserts | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

2 hours 5 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Classic recipe for the cake 'Count's Ruins'

Ingredients

Baking Powder - 1 tablespoon
Cocoa Powder - 1 tablespoon
Vanillin - 1 piece
Sugar - 3 tablespoons
Thickener for Sour Cream - 0.4 oz
Sour Cream - 2 lbs
Butter - 1.4 oz
Chocolate eggs - 2 pieces
Wheat Flour - 2 cups
Cocoa Powder - 3 tablespoons

Step by Step guide

Step 1

In a bowl, crack the eggs and beat them with a mixer until a thick, homogeneous foam forms. Add sugar to the eggs and beat again. Add sour cream and flour mixed with baking powder to the batter. Divide the batter in half and add cocoa to one part.

Step 2

Pour the chocolate batter onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Pour the white batter into a springform pan lined with parchment. Bake the layers in a preheated oven at medium heat until done. Check readiness with a toothpick.

Step 3

Prepare the cream: beat the sour cream with sugar, add vanillin and thickener.

Step 4

Cut the white layer in half and spread cream on it. Cut the chocolate layer into small pieces, dip each piece in the sour cream cream, and arrange in a mound.

Step 5

Prepare the chocolate glaze: mix sugar, cocoa, and sour cream, add butter, and place on the heat. Bring to a boil over low heat. Pour the glaze over the cake.